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Managing Conflict through Conservation: The Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program
The Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program (LCR MSCP) is a comprehensive conservation effort to ensure long-term compliance (50 year) with the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and California Endangered Species Act (CESA) for operation and maintenance of lower Colorado River dams, river modifications, and water delivery infrastructure. Through the LCR MSCP federal entities have compliance under Section 7 of the ESA and non-federal entities through Section 10 of the ESA and through Section 2081 of the CESA, where applicable. Twenty-six species are covered by the Program, including the federally listed Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis), Southwest willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii), bonytail (Gila elegans), humpback chub (Gila cypha), and razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus). The conservation plan includes: establishment of a $25m fund to support projects to maintain existing habitat values; creation of 5, 940 acres (2403 ha) of cottonwood-willow habitat, 1320 acres (534 ha) of mesquite habitat, 512 acres (207 ha) of marsh, and 360 acres (146 ha) of backwater to provide habitat for covered species. In addition, 660,000 razorback sucker and 640,000 bonytail chub will be released over a 50-year period. The program structure of the LCR MSCP is based on research, monitoring and adaptive management in order to efficiently and effectively develop techniques to accomplish habitat objectives. Implementation of the LCR MSCP will be through the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) with oversight by a Steering Committee that includes permittees and other stakeholders, including a Federal Participant Group, an Arizona Participant Group, a California Participant Group, a Nevada Participant Group, a Native American Participant Group, a Conservation Participant Group, and an Other Interested Parties Participant Group. The Steering Committee operates by consensus, with a dispute resolution process, through a Funding and Management Agreement (FMA)(LCR MSCP 2005). Through the FMA, funding is 50% from the federal government and 50% from the States of Arizona, California, and Nevada. The state share is split 50% California, 25% Arizona, and 25% Nevada.
Managing Conflict through Conservation: The Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program
The Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program (LCR MSCP) is a comprehensive conservation effort to ensure long-term compliance (50 year) with the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and California Endangered Species Act (CESA) for operation and maintenance of lower Colorado River dams, river modifications, and water delivery infrastructure. Through the LCR MSCP federal entities have compliance under Section 7 of the ESA and non-federal entities through Section 10 of the ESA and through Section 2081 of the CESA, where applicable. Twenty-six species are covered by the Program, including the federally listed Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis), Southwest willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii), bonytail (Gila elegans), humpback chub (Gila cypha), and razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus). The conservation plan includes: establishment of a $25m fund to support projects to maintain existing habitat values; creation of 5, 940 acres (2403 ha) of cottonwood-willow habitat, 1320 acres (534 ha) of mesquite habitat, 512 acres (207 ha) of marsh, and 360 acres (146 ha) of backwater to provide habitat for covered species. In addition, 660,000 razorback sucker and 640,000 bonytail chub will be released over a 50-year period. The program structure of the LCR MSCP is based on research, monitoring and adaptive management in order to efficiently and effectively develop techniques to accomplish habitat objectives. Implementation of the LCR MSCP will be through the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) with oversight by a Steering Committee that includes permittees and other stakeholders, including a Federal Participant Group, an Arizona Participant Group, a California Participant Group, a Nevada Participant Group, a Native American Participant Group, a Conservation Participant Group, and an Other Interested Parties Participant Group. The Steering Committee operates by consensus, with a dispute resolution process, through a Funding and Management Agreement (FMA)(LCR MSCP 2005). Through the FMA, funding is 50% from the federal government and 50% from the States of Arizona, California, and Nevada. The state share is split 50% California, 25% Arizona, and 25% Nevada.
Managing Conflict through Conservation: The Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program
Werner, W. E. (author)
Operations Management Conference 2006 ; 2006 ; Sacramento, California, United States
2006-08-03
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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